New Delhi: Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf passed away on Sunday (February 5, 2023) after a prolonged illness. Musharraf, the four-star general who ruled Pakistan for nearly a decade after seizing power in a bloodless coup in 1999, died at the age of 79 in a Dubai hospital. He was in the UAE city since 2016 for medical treatment.
Earlier last year, Musharraf was admitted to the hospital after complaining of a disease called amyloidosis.
Musharraf’s family said in a tweet on June 10, “Going through a difficult period where recovery is unlikely and organ failure is on the way. Pray for ease in his daily life.”
Message from family:
He is not on ventilator. Has been hospitalized for the last 3 weeks due to complications of his disease (amyloidosis). Passing through a difficult stage where recovery is not possible and organ failure is taking place. Pray for ease in his daily life. pic.twitter.com/xuFIdhFOnc– Pervez Musharraf (@P_Musharraf) June 10, 2022
Pervez Musharraf was born in 1943 in New Delhi
Pervez Musharraf was born in 1943 in New Delhi. He was reportedly four years old when his parents joined the mass exodus by Muslims to the newly created state of Pakistan.
While his father worked in the Ministry of External Affairs, his mother was a teacher.
Musharraf joined the Pakistan Army at the age of 18 and led an elite commando unit before becoming its major.
He took power by ousting then-prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who had tried to sack him for flagging an operation to invade the Indian-held areas of Kashmir, which almost brought Pakistan and India to the brink of war. Were.
Pervez Musharraf seized power in a bloodless coup in 1999.
Pervez Musharraf seized power in a bloodless coup in 1999. He was then sworn in as President and Head of State in June 2001.
He resigned in 2008 and Benazir Bhutto’s husband Asif Ali Zardari then took over as the President of Pakistan.
Following the 9/11 attacks in the United States, Pervez Musharraf had become one of Washington’s most important allies, allowing the US military to operate armed drones from secret bases on Pakistani soil, killing thousands and killing thousands. Commanded the Household Troops in the lawless tribal areas of the country. Afghanistan border for the first time in the history of Pakistan.
(with inputs from agencies)